Legal, protection, and mental health advocacy links

A collection of websites dealing with mental health advocacy, legal matters, and protection.

• National Mental Health Association's National Consumer Supporter Technical Assistance Center

• Support Coalition International's New Site: MindFreedom.org

• National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse

• National Empowerment Center

• Two Hats: Mental Health and Human Service providers who also have mental health issues

• DisabilityInfo - Information and Updates on The President's New Freedom Initiatives

• Consumer Quality Initiatives, consumer-run research and quality improvement organization

• Advocacy Unlimited, Inc. (The CT advocacy ororganization.)

• Disabled Persons Protection Commission (DPPC)

• Disability Law Center

• Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee

• Psychiatry and Activism

• The Antipsychiatry Coalition

• ADA Watch

• Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law.

• Massachusetts Department of Mental Health (DMH)

• Help reform The Ride, MBTA's paratransit system

• The Freedom Center

• MDDA (Manic-Depressive and Depressive Association of Boston)

• NARPA: National Association for Rights, Protection and Advocacy.

• Self Advocates Becoming Empowered.

• Mary Ellen Copeland & The Copeland Center

• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)

• Mental Health America

• Staff Survivors Network; Support for survivor/providers in Western MA